[ Academia ] [ Litigation ] [ Regulatory & Policy ] [ Transactional ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Economic Policy Analysis : Students considering a career in environmental law and policy will want to take one or more courses focusing on economic and policy tools and decision-making. This course specifically uses microeconomics and mathematical optimization theory in the design of environmental regulatory programs.

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Design and application of formal analytical methods in climate policy development. Issues include instrument design, technology development, resource management, multiparty negotiation, and dealing with complexity and uncertainty. Links among art, theory, and practice. Emphasis is on integrated use of modeling tools from diverse methodologies and requirements for policy making application. Recommended: background in economics, optimization, and decision analysis.

Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law